Jim Gaffigan makes you laugh again at Warner

SEE ITJim Gaffigan will perform Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Warner Theatre. Tickets are $48.75, $38.75. Call 452-4857 or visit the Erie Insurance Arena box office or www.erieevents.com.

Comedian. Author. Actor. Father. Fast-food connoisseur.

Jim Gaffigan wears a lot of hats, like Pharrell, except he's funnier and less likely to hang out with Daft Punk.

Gaffigan brings his White Bread tour to the Warner Theatre on Wednesday. He's hotter than a fresh loaf out of the oven, selling out four recent shows in Denver, as well as three dates in Minneapolis and shows in Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Next to Kermit the Frog, he's the most wanted comedian around. The Wall Street Journal crowned him the king of clean comedy, while Rolling Stone included him on its 2012 list of the funniest people on Twitter.

Gaffigan was too busy with life on the road and finding the closest Dunkin' Donuts to speak with Showcase. But his mission hasn't changed in the two years he last called us.

"I always deal with the hard-hitting issues of food and laziness," Gaffigan said. "But I'm always a little biographical, and there's a little bit of the everyman. Whenever I list my topics, I feel like they sound horrible. But people really respond."

That's because everyone can relate to playing couch potato, a weakness for Hot Pockets and an aversion to exercise. Gaffigan has an affable, easygoing presence that makes him feel like a buddy you'd love to hang out with. He came across as just a regular "Walking Dead" fan when he recently appeared on TV's "Talking Dead" with host Chris Hardwick.

Gaffigan may joke about favorite hobbies, like inertia, but he actually keeps quite busy. A new Comedy Central special, "Obsessed," will debut April 27. Gaffigan, a father of five, also shot a comedy pilot for CBS that's partly autobiographical.

"It centers on a guy who lives with his wife and five kids in a 2-bedroom New York apartment," according to deadline.com. The fate of that show will likely be announced in May.

In May 2013, Gaffigan released a best-selling book, "Dad is Fat." He's also appeared on "Portlandia," as well as HBO's "Bored to Death" and three different "Law and Order" series.

Gaffigan told Showcase in 2012 he was initially reluctant to rely on dad jokes in his act. But crowds love it.

"I never really saw myself as the guy who's going to talk about his kids," he said. "I want my material to appeal to everyone in the room. But it's been working great. Even college kids like the stuff. It doesn't matter if the topic is inherently relatable. If the point of view and the material are good, then you're all right."

SEE ITJim Gaffigan will perform Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Warner Theatre. Tickets are $48.75, $38.75. Call 452-4857 or visit the Erie Insurance Arena box office or www.erieevents.com.